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Speakers

Welcome: 9.30 - 10.30
Professor Ray Horton, Director, Social Enterprise Program, Columbia Business School
Gary Hirshberg, President and CEO, Stonyfield Farm

 

Breakout Sessions I: 10.45 - 12.00

Venture Philanthropy: The Investor's Approach to Grant-Making
Moderator: Kieran McGrath, Senior Program Officer, Robin Hood
Kelly Fitzsimmons, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, New Profit
David Hunter, Director, Evaluation and Knowledge Development, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
Courtney O'Malley, Vice President, Starr Foundation
Robert Waldron, President and CEO, Jumpstart

Volunteering your MBA: How to Leverage Your Business Skills as a Board Member or Consultant
Moderator: Rhoda Barr, Director of Client Services, Volunteer Consulting Group
Colleen Galvin, Executive Director and Co-Founder, MBAs4NYC
Alice Griffin, Founder, Griffin Green Consulting
Wai Look, Manager, Business Volunteers for the Arts, Arts and Business Council, Inc.

Socially Responsible Investing
Moderator: Catherine Clark (CBS '98), Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia Business School
Devin Crago, Analyst, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors
Diane Keefe (CBS '84), VP and Portfolio Manager, Pax World Funds
Kristin Martinez, Founder and Principal, Sound Point Ventures, LLC

 

Breakout Sessions II: 1.30 - 2.45

Incorporating Responsibility: The Balance Between Money and Mission
Moderator: Professor Geoffrey Heal, Columbia Business School
Penelope Abernathy (CBS '86), VP Planning and Development, Dow Jones
Heidi Gilman, Early Education Marketing Director, Scholastic
Stephen Moss, Associate, McKinsey & Company
Nancy Nielsen, Senior Director, Corporate Citizenship, Pfizer, Inc.

Navigating Your Social Enterprise Career
Moderator: Nancy Morgan (CBS '91), Deputy Director, Third Street Music School Settlement
Matthew DeLauri, Senior Manager, Professionals for Non-Profits
Julie Hertzog (CBS '93), COO, The After-School Corporation
Miriam Katowitz (CBS '74), CFO, Safe Horizon

Economic Empowerment in Harlem: A Look at Cross-sector Alliances
Moderator: Kevin McGruder (CBS '84), Harlemade, Inc.
Carmen M. Maldonado, Community Development Officer, NYC Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Paul Quintero (CBS '95), Senior VP, Business Investments, Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone
Deborah Widerkehr (CBS '87), Vice President, CPC Resources
Sheena Wright, President and CEO, Abyssinian Development Corporation

 

Breakout Sessions III: 3.00 - 4.15

Corporate Vision and Leadership
Moderator: Professor Ray Horton, Director, Social Enterprise Program, Columbia Business School
Joel Forbes, Managing Director; Global Head of the New Business Department and the Environmental Management/Corporate Responsibility Program, UBS Investment Bank
Joan Helpern, Co-Founder, Joan & David
Marcela Manubens, VP Human Rights Programs, Phillips-Van Heusen
Meeta Vyas (CBS '84), former Vice President, Living Oceans Program, National Audubon Society

Partnerships in International Development
Moderator: Bruce Usher, CEO, EcoSecurities Group Limited
Philip Bylund, Director, International Strategy and Special Initiatives, Community Development Venture Capital Alliance (CDVCA)
Michael Conway, Principal, McKinsey & Company
Jeffrey W. Mecaskey, VP Program, International Trachoma Initiative
Paul Oppold, Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company
C. Perry Yeatman, VP Corporate Affairs, Unilever North America

Enterprising Nonprofits: Building Business Ventures
Moderator: Professor Murray B. Low, Director, Eugene Lang Center for Entrepreneurship, Columbia Business School
Nancy Biberman, Co-Founder and President, Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDCO)
Rosanna Perry Stephens, Senior Program Associate, Nonprofit Venture Network, Seedco
Toby Sherman, Director of Foodservice, Greyston Foundation
Nancy Young, Manager, Common Ground Ventures